Guardian Australia · US midterm elections 2026

Christian voters in Washington state divided by common religion: ‘I don’t think the US is God’s kingdom on Earth’

· By Lok Darjee
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Christians in the south of the state seek to vote their values – but a common faith does not mean a common politicsA few days before the Fourth of July, Ron Peterson, the 38-year-old pastor of Longview United Pentecostal church, stood beneath a large white tent in a parking lot in Longview, Washington.Surrounded by …

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